| MARINERS (51-59) | Δ Ms | ORIOLES (57-51) | EDGE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HITTING (wOBA) | -91.9 (30th) | -8.8 | -52.6 (27th) | Orioles |
| FIELDING (BABIP) | 39.2 (3rd) | 0.4 | -9.0 (19th) | Mariners |
| ROTATION (tRA) | 8.3 (16th) | 0.7 | 2.0 (17th) | Mariners |
| BULLPEN (tRA) | 1.1 (15th) | -0.8 | -3.8 (19th) | Mariners |
| OVERALL (RAA) | -43.3 (21st) | -8.5 | -63.4 (24th) | MARINERS |
| Explainer |
I have almost no time today after getting back home late last night and having to catch up and take care of a bunch of stuff left over from the weekend. So this is a very abbreviated series preview.
| Batter | PA | P/PA | Slash line | nBB | K (sw) | 1B/2B/3B/HR | Sw% | Ct% | Qual+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Ryan | 35 | 4.3 | .345/.457/.414 | 5 | 5 (4) | 8 / 2 / 0 / 0 | 42 | 81 | 76.1 |
| M Carp* | 41 | 4.1 | .351/.390/.514 | 3 | 9 (6) | 9 / 3 / 0 / 1 | 43 | 81 | 128.5 |
| J Jaso* | 37 | 3.3 | .259/.405/.407 | 8 | 4 (3) | 5 / 1 / 0 / 1 | 32 | 85 | 117.4 |
| K Seager* | 50 | 3.5 | .289/.360/.311 | 5 | 10 (6) | 12 / 1 / 0 / 0 | 47 | 81 | 121.6 |
| J Montero | 47 | 3.6 | .273/.367/.341 | 3 | 7 (6) | 11 / 0 / 0 / 1 | 46 | 79 | 135.2 |
| D Ackley* | 54 | 3.9 | .220/.309/.400 | 4 | 7 (4) | 6 / 3 / 0 / 2 | 38 | 86 | 121.6 |
| M Saunders* | 48 | 3.8 | .234/.271/.383 | 1 | 13 (11) | 6 / 4 / 0 / 1 | 46 | 75 | 105.3 |
| C Wells | 50 | 3.6 | .149/.200/.234 | 3 | 11 (9) | 5 / 1 / 0 / 1 | 51 | 73 | 49.3 |
| C Peguero* | 20 | 4.6 | .050/.050/.100 | 0 | 12 (11) | 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 | 54 | 55 | -2.1 |
P/PA = pitches per PA [avg~3.8], nBB = uBB + HBP, Sw = swinging [avg~45%], Ct = contact [avg~81%], Qual+ = a measure of quality of batted balls [avg=100, higher is better]
No, I did not know that it would be possible for a batter have a Qual+ below zero. Thanks, Carlos Peguero.
| MARINERS | Δ Ms | ORIOLES | EDGE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFIELD | 24.3 (2nd) | 0.6 | -12.7 (26th) | Mariners |
| OUTFIELD | 14.9 (10th) | -0.1 | 3.7 (13th) | Mariners |
| RBBIP | 0.292 (1st) | .000 | 0.307 (15th) | Mariners |
| OVERALL | 39.2 (3rd) | 0.4 | -9.0 (19th) | MARINERS |
| Explainer |
It was a very neutral series for the Mariners' defense.
STARTERS
06 AUG 16:05: Chris Tillman v Jason Vargas*
07 AUG 16:05: Zach Britton* v Blake Beavan
08 AUG 16:05: Tommy Hunter v Kevin Millwood
| Reliever | BF | Str% | nBB | Ct% | K(sw) | GB% | HR | Qual- | LI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T Wilhelmsen | 40 | 67.7 | 2 | 76.2 | 12 (7) | 50.0 | 0 | 60.3 | 1.9 |
| J Kinney | 38 | 61.0 | 8 | 61.3 | 15 (15) | 46.7 | 1 | 102.1 | 1.6 |
| B League | 28 | 62.1 | 1 | 75.6 | 5 (4) | 63.6 | 0 | 77.0 | 1.4 |
| L Luetge* | 27 | 67.3 | 1 | 71.9 | 8 (7) | 61.1 | 0 | 66.3 | 1.7 |
| O Perez* | 26 | 65.4 | 2 | 78.4 | 5 (3) | 31.6 | 0 | 78.7 | 1.3 |
| S Delabar | 23 | 61.6 | 2 | 69.0 | 5 (5) | 62.5 | 1 | 102.3 | 0.8 |
| S Kelley | 20 | 65.6 | 0 | 77.8 | 2 (2) | 22.2 | 1 | 77.3 | 1.0 |
Str% = strike rate [avg~63%], Ct% = contact rate [avg~78%], GB% = groundball rate [avg~45%], Qual- = a measure of quality of batted balls [avg=100, lower is better], LI = leverage [avg~1.2]
I do not know how I feel in a baseball-sense about Josh Kinney getting the second most batters faced over the last four weeks, but I do know that it surprised me and feels unexpected. He sure does get a lot of strikeouts. And also walks. That's over 60% of match ups ending in one of those two outcomes.